How Long Is The Grapevine
"The Grapevine" in Southern California
Frequently, Angelenos refer to the 40-mile stretch, from but north of Castaic in Los Angeles County to the bottom of the form where the I-5 enters the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, as "the Grapevine" (the orange and yellow portion of the I-five in the map below). The stretch is virtually as well known to Angelenos as the Hollywood Pike (encounter Sometime Ridge Route). It is along the fastest highway route between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The fact is, though, that the Grapevine is really only a half dozen-mile portion of Interstate 5 in Kern County, between Fort Tejon and the bottom of the grade (the xanthous portion of the I-five) to the north.
Map showing unremarkably-perceived Grapevine Road (Orangish & Yellow portion of the I-5) versus actual Grapevine Road (only Yellow portion of the I-5). Los Angeles Almanac Map.
So why is information technology called "The Grapevine"?
In 1772, searching for a shorter pass between San Diego and Monterey, Interim Governor of Alta California Pedro Fages discovered a canyon pass that led southbound towards the Santa Clarita Valley. He named it "La Cañada de Las Uvas" or "Coulee of the Grapes" considering of an abundance of wild grapevines along the road. Although it proved to exist an fantabulous laissez passer, early on travelers were forced to hack their way through thickets of wild grapevines. Today, you can still see wild grapes growing along the canyons that, at quick glance, easily resemble ivy.
Vitis girdiana or desert wild grape, coyote grape, or valley grape at the San Diego Wild Beast Park in Escondido, California. This type of wild grape is native to Southern California and Baja California, Mexico. Photograph courtesy of Stickpen via Wikimedia Eatables.
Source: http://www.laalmanac.com/transport/tr27h.php
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